US7237552B2 - Insertion/deployment catheter system for intrafallopian contraception - Google Patents
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- A61B17/12022—Occluding by internal devices, e.g. balloons or releasable wires
- A61B2017/1205—Introduction devices
- A61B2017/12054—Details concerning the detachment of the occluding device from the introduction device
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